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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-29
EARLY NAPKINS.
They Were First Used to Prevent Guests
From Being Poisoned.

They Were First Used to Prevent Guests
From Being Poisoned.
In fcudal England the surnappe was
raised with much ceremony over the
Ell tire table. This was to prevent all
possibility of poisoning on the part Of
the servants. and not one of them
dared to touch this covering lest no
should receive punishment for sus.
pccted treason. Only in the presenos
of the lord himself. or one of the So
preme officers of his household war
the surnappe finally removed; then
the dishes were brought in, each in
turn having been previously tasted by
the steward and cook, and now openly
assaycd before the eyes of the august
persons who were eventually to con-
sumo them. At the conclusion of the
meal the spoons and dishes were re-
moved. when the surnappe was drawn
over the soiled tablecloth. and the
curer. with his followers. passed tia
assayed layers and napkins to the as
semDled guests.
The Introduction of the fork. how.
ever. caused eating to become so clean
ly process, especially in contrast to
the recent past that the napkin no
longer held its ground as an article Of
use, but became merely an ornament
and thing of ceremony. TWAS found
that with little care one could retire
from the table without the necessity
for cleansing the hands. Thus it hap
pened that the napkin was discarded
rs useless extravaganza from
the table of the economical house,
wife. and on the more sumptuous tn.
bles it plainly indicated by lis fantas-
tic foldings that it was intended only
to look upon.
The Perfect School Instructions for
Offices of the Month. by Giles Rose. one
of the Master Cooks in His Majesty's
Kitchen" Q662) give minute instruc-
tons for folding dinner napkins in
twenty six different fashions The
single and double melon. the cock,
the partridge, the rabbit the turkey.
the tortoise. and many other forms. are
all more or less accurately represent
ed by this enterprising chef of Charles
II. To ..undo'' these folded napkins
was considered as serious br each OF
etiquette as il would have been to
destroy a work of art.-AH the YcoS
Round.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-29
A JEALOUS RIVAL.

Yes. here I lounge and mope
An abject m!santhrope.
As she walks,
And looks up with win5ome grace
In his rcd-mustachioed face
While he talks.
OF course, she worships him!
You see he's lin the SWIM"
And amt.
When he speaks, to see her laugh
One would think this golden calf
Was saint.
The fact is, he's an heir,
And owns his coach and pair.
And house
Which he wLSedled from papa"
Whilst dwell in quarters q
Ii church mouse.
I'm but mental clerk
Ihave to grind and work
Like a mill:
And / 60 with baggy knees
And my coat patched up; but he's
Dressed to kill.
Whene'er call. alackl
His hat usurps the rack,
Sure as fate:
And she jokes and romps with him,
But with ne she's very prim
And sedate.
You sec the reason why
Imopc around and sigh
I've no show.
She is all eyes for the swell,
And guess might as well
Let her 90.
They've turned the corner now
She sees me. got bow!
And smile!
Lovelier girl never knew.
P'raps il would be better to
Wait awhile!
-(11furU
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-29
Died of Too Much Money.

A Boston man. who. until he was forty.
lived an economic, hard working life. AMI
one which was both happy and useful, had
the misfortune at that time to inherit from
q relative fortune Of some millions Ba
was instantly overwhelmed with importu-
mites from all sides Gifted with an acute
" sensitive New England conscience, he
was not only anxious to do good with his
wealth, but he was almost morbidy afraid
that through ignorance or carelessness ha
should do harm with it He investigated
with the most painful care the cases pre-
sented to him, and he literally agonized OVER
the things he desired to do, that he feared
to do, and those that he was urged to do
Two years of this worry killed him Hta
physician said afterwarI that the certificate
TO be accurate should have been filed out 10
read: Died of his money" AID tina stats-
Jnent would have been literally rfua =
l'royidexce Journal
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-29

, Any pcrsoI who takes tho paper regular.
name or whether he is q subscrIber or nat &c
responsible for tho nav -
Inc courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers from the post-ofIicc. or removing
4nd leaving them nncalled for "a prirun facje
evidence OF INTENTIONAL FRAUD.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-29

An Omaha lawyer took diamond
ring as a retainer from man accused
of grand larceny. On his way to
luncheon he slipped into a jewelry
store to ask what the diamond was
worth, and the jeweler identified the
ring as one that had been stolen from
him.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-29

a contribution of his own individual mer.
riment to the aggregation of general hilar-
itv?
Suppose you want to go abroad in the
city, then you will find the panorama and
the art gallery, and exquisite collections
of pictures. You will find the Metropol-
tan Museum and the Historical Society
rooms full of rare curiosities. and scores
of places which can stand plainly the test
of what il right and wrong in amuse-
ments. You will find the lecturing hall,
which has been honored by the names of
Agassiz in natural history, Doremus in
chemistry, Boynton in geology, Mitchell
in astronomy, John B. Cough in moral re-
form, and scores and hundreds of men
who have poured their wit and genius and
ingenuity through that particular chan
mel upon the hearts and consciences and
imaginations of men, setting this country
fifty years farther in advance than it
would have been without the lecture plat
form.
Irejo:ce in the popularization OF out.
doc. sports. / hail the croquet ground
and the fisherman's rod and the sports
mans gun. In our ci,ies life is so un-
healthy and unnatural that when the
census .taker represents city as having
400, 900 inhabitants, there are only 2O0, 900.
since it takes at least two men to amount
to one man, so depicting and unnerving
and exbausting is this metropolitan life.
We want more fresh air. more sunlight,
more of the abandon of field sports. l cry
out for it in behalf of the Church of God,
as we'll as in behalf of secular interests.
l wish that this winter our ponds and our
rivers and our Capitoline grounds might
be all aquake with the heel and the
shout Of the swift skater. /
wish that when the warm
weather comes, the graceful oar
might dip the stream, and the even
ingtide be resonant with boatman's song,
the bright prov splitting the crystal
line biIlow. We shall have the smooth
and grassy lawn. and we will call out
people Of all occupations and professions
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-29

This made the blow doubly hard. for
where could obtain a position at my
business. with the knowledge that
had caused wreck?
No! must give it all up and
commence at the foot of the ladder
again.
THE company. having decided to
put in the wires and open station at
c.. as a measure for guarding
against further trouble. very kindly
offered the situation to me. Icould
but accept. Soon we were moved into
our new quarters-I can not call it a
home-in modest house near my sta
ton.
Day after day came and passed
now, so uneventfully as nearly to de-
strOy all ambition. Duties, there were
none to speak Of Ny station was
what is termed a flag station Trains
made no regular stop there. and when
an occasional passenger wished to take
the train. a very unusual occurrence
by the way. my red flag BY day. or red
light at night, hauled up the de-
sired train. l grew Respondent
Every day sat in my little den of an
office. listening to the business passing
upon the wire, business in which
took no active part for few, indeed.
were the opportunities had to open
the wire.
THE little boy was my almost con-
slant companion. He took great de-
light in the rural life which we were
obligedto lead. grew stout and brown
as any little rustic. and his delight
knew no bounds. as he stood upon the
platform when the heavy freighta
were rolling by. or the fast express.
with . rush and scream of the whistle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-29

indoor recreations, music, vocal and in.
strumental. Among the first things
created was the bird, 50 that the earth
might have Emusic at the start. This
world, which began with SO Sweet a sere-
made. is finally to be demolished amidst
the ringing blast of the archangePs
trumpet, so that as there wa music at the
start, there shall be music at the close.
While this heavenly art has often been
dragged into the uses of superstition and
dissipation, we all know it may be the
means of high moral culture. Oh, it is
grand thing to have our children brought
up amidst the sounds Of cultured voices
and amidst the melody of musical instru.
ments. There is in this art an indescrib.
abe fascination for the household. Let
all those families who have the
means to afford il, have flute or
harp, or p ano or organ. As
soon as tho hand is large enough to COM
pass the keys, teach it how to PICK out the
melody. Let all our young men try this
heavenly art upon their nature. Those
who have gone into it fully have found in
it i.limitab.e recreation and amusement.
Dark days, stormy nights, seasons of sick
ness, business disasters, will do little to-
ward depressing the soul which can gallop
of over musical keys or soar in jubilant
lay. 1t will cure pain. Il will rest ia
figre. It will queu passion. It will re-
vivs health. It will reclaim dissipa-
ton. 1t will strengthen the i'm.
mortal soul. In the battle of Waterloo
Wellingt saw that the HighIanders were
falling back. He said: "What is the mat.
ter there:" He was told that the band of
music had ceased playing, and he called
Up the pipers and ordered them to strike
up an inspirit;ng air; and no sooner did
they strike the air than the Highlanders
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-01
FOUR MN KILLED,
Deadly Fcud in Il New Mexico Mining

Deadly Feud IN New Icx!co Mining
Camp.
SANTA III, y. NJ, aug. 51.-Two years
sgo albert :. Nsate came from Iowa and
located nires al GoodhoDe, y. NJ. \
short time aftcr tae Iccztfcu o. III claims
FIeadc II company win Fred and Usr-
Tly Meade from AeGo, H., Irauk Aredel
Sa0 @. SDita .. Clicago, irCcrpC tie
property uGder tie laws IF uois under
th5 name Cf ne Las Cruces M.uirg srd
Mining Company. \ few months ago
Al0er. Xssde became dissatisfied,
Ginning the company were attempting -
s"ilt-e him ont Cf lis share Of tae
properly. He brought suit 70 regain
possession of the property end went 10
SAINTS Fe 70 live. On Wednesday he lett
SAINTS Fe Tor the Neadvll.e camp FOR the
purpose Of securing p,ParS LIE hsd l,f..
When Meade first made known his pur-
p0s7 Fred and Mr. Hands were absent.
On Friday morning they returned to the
camp. When their team vas waiting
s5al. fifty yards from the cabin Albert
stepped Gu. from behind the crush 3
Winchester in his h&nd ind ordered 8
halt. Albert called HaCGs 6nd ordered
LluI ~ CN'I IAAl IIthL.C ALI. JSS 10 ~ IL
ing out Of the cabin, saying he desired
the n 10 keep out # the ca6in until he
(Aloer) could search for some papers
and mooey which he hsd concealed there
in. AbCu. this the Harvey Meade and
Downing came out OF the cabin. As they
appeared Albert fired end Dow ling fell
dead. \ second shot from
his Winchester killed Harvey
Meade. Turning toward Inc wagon
Albert then opened ire on the OCCUPANTS,
the third slot fatally wountiDg Hands
By this time Fred Meade had secured s
siysnootcr which Hands had and attempt
ed 10 fire at Albert Mesde, out the weepor
snapped and could not be discharged
Albert fired ct Fred five times in rapiC
| succession, and while ne was thus en-
! gagged Fred was running toward MIN
Finally the two desperate men clutcheC
and 2 struggle ensued for the possession
of the weapon OF death. A. LIST Free
Meade got the Winchester from Alder
end with Il knocked MIN down and sho
him through the heart. Hands die,
five hours later AID Albert Meade
cody was buried fee down
ward, and the remains If tn
other three were inferred at Tres Piedra>
TIE CcrOneI's Investigation resulted j
tie aCquittal Of Fred Meade.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-01

This Institution Of learning VIII open
for the annual session Of ISIS on mons
day, September ;, With the strongest
faculty and best furnished bull ding in
North Tex2s. Psesideu: A a. JOhpsbp,
A NJ, thorough educator a2d q iseipli-
nsri6n, aad one CT cur most n:erpFising
ard public spirited citizens, has Jrnade
great Improvements curing the sum9le
inssddlng 70 the facilities Of the soliegr.
T PcCfesSOrP 2. NJ Wni.e, a. Ma grad
uste Of Victoria University, CsHada, and
an experienced instructor Ct mathematics
and natural SCIENCES, has Just returned
from trip to Europe snd fssdy for en-
thu'isstic work In his deDatthents.
Professor Charles F. Peterson, a. NJ,
a graduate Ct DePauw University, is e
master in the languages and al expert
teacher Of Greek. Laii1, German and
French.
Professor William q. Masters, A. B,
IS the litersry man of t1s faculty, and has
charge Of the department of belle letters
| ard history.
Miss NJ, f. Traynnam, g7,duste a
Soule University, afid Tor eight years 6
teacher in the North Texas Female Col
ltge, has been added to the faculty
Mss T!Gynham is said to BE one of the
| best teachers in Texas, snd gill do worE
in the preparatory department..
Mrs Helen II ). Stoddard. who has SC
successfully presided over the primary
department for tTo yesrs, returns to tne
same position and hiss no superior il
starting the children on the right,road K
acquire an edusstion.
The music department is without6ou5
one of the best in the state and Is pre-
sided over by Professor J. W. Sparklfn,
graduate Of knopp's German and Frercl
Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, ans
Miss Ida S. Williams, highly culturei
Tennessee lady end 8 graduate Of ii
Boston Conservatory Of Music.
Mrs. Ida Turner mas charge Of the sr
department, and has spent the entir
summer in New York studying art, an,
IS now 9 student in Cooper's Institut
Art School snd will return by the middl
Of Octoser to give pupils IN the art de
apartment the benz Il. Of irst-class instruc
ton.
With this faculty we see no reason VII
students should so to other states t
secure 8 firstclass education. We trus
the patronage Will be so large this yes
that the trustees VIII be compelled t
erect $50 ,0C0 building next year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-01
correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
BoNHAM, TEX, Aug. 80 y slight flow
of water has been secured in the artes;an
well, which has now attained q depth of
1875 feet. a marked peculErity OF the
we'll is that after the first thirty-fve feet
rock was struck, snd the drill has con-
tinued through solid stone for 400 feet,
strong evidence that this section OF the
country has solid foundation.
The eighty tve-foot pole for the signal
station has been erected in front of Pierce
& Dyer's drug store.
The Israelites Of this city have pur-
chased ground for an Israelite cemetery,
and the frsJ iuterment was made yester-
day evening, being child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph KlspphoitZ.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-01
TRAGEDY AT M'ALLISTERo
Mark Garrett Shot Ia Cold Blood for the
Purpose of Robbery.

Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, Ten, Au-. 31-Par.iculsrs
we've received here last night of bloody
TRACED s. McAlis'er, in the Indian Ter
ri.crg, Sunday nlaht, IN which Mark Gar
rett was murdered II cold blood for the
purpose CT robbery. 1t seems thai Mark
Garrett and Charles Eolloman had been
down in the mining camp about four
miles distant from McAlli5ter snd were
ra:u-ning or hcrseb4ck. When Lear
IOUn they met 2 msn Wbo desired TO
speak 20 U0lOmaG. Garrett end HOllo-
man dismCuntei, and wen they did so
Hollomsn's horse broke loose end Wan
dered Of While they were TALKING. Gsrrrtt
said he would % and get N0l.onan's horse
aad started. lie went a short distance
and fell in with q friend, and the two
locked arms and continued - wslk
after walking c short distance they
passed il front Of q notorious beer dive
Kept by man named UolIan. There
were three or four drunken men in front
Of the place. Ole II these brakeman
OF 4 coal train, but whose name was not
learned-stepped IN front Of Garrett
with g Winchester life, which he'd been
handed to him by Hollsn, and leyelsd il
at him. Al the same time another ere Ci
the gang said, "lo,d him up" and the
man With the gun cried, "lold up your
hands" Garrett thought they were
il fun, and replying, Goa, get ont CT the
way and let Us pass" attempted 20 Walk
On. Another one of the drunken
thugs then cried: LET him
have it," and the brakeman
fired, the bali passing through
aud shattering young CARROTS shoulder
aad entering his side. He sank to the
ground and his friend fad in terror as
Garrett lei! some one said disarm him,
snd the Crowd rged his pockets, taking
his revolver and about 1920 in money,
which lie was known 10 have on his person
M. Holloman hearing the shot rushed TO
IstRe spot, but on his approach the assas-
EaSfns fed, ard Garrett was found il 9
dying condition. DR.. Smith who lived
| neaT, also hurried 10 the spot and tooE
charge OF Garrett, but the case was nope
| less aud he died in about SIX hours aftel
| the shooting, having made no statement
| In the meantime Mr.. Holloman went il
| not pursuit Of the sssassins 9r(
on Monday arrested three OF then
including Hollan, the proprietor of tt,
dive, and the brakeman who tired the fl
tai shot. Garrett's pistol was found il
possession Of the latter, end there is II
doubt of his guilt. The United State
marshal was telegraphed for, and whei
he arrived he st once started for For
Smith with the trio, where they stand
tine show ofpulling hemp. Mr.. Garrett
bTOtherin-lsw, whose name is also Hol
lomsn, brought the body of Gar
r9tt to Bluff, arriving at
O'Clock yesterday morning. The remain
wee accompanied ~ Mrs. HoIlomar
who IS CARROTS sister. The scene wis
the i.tner beheld Lis murdered sen is sal
to nave been agonMing. NJ Efforts ~
be spared to track down and prosecute I
the utmost limits oi the law every p8rtiC
ipant in this most cold bIooded murde
that has been committed in the Te1ritor
for many years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-01
TIE STARS STILL SHINE
All Know that an Eclipse is but a Shadow
that Soon Passes away.


The CogUol Eyadtcatc Company recently
placed an order for Mree carloads Of
STAR Wind Atiis and .frtures, since il
creased 20 four carloads, which is 6 sufi-
cient answer to cur competitors; or do
they wish to advertise the management
with being foolish enough to give az
order like the above if cur mil was IN
satisfactory?
The former superintendent Of wind
mills on the south end Of the ranch, who
was g strong believer in the Halliday
mill, reported to the general manager
that the "STAR," after testing, he con
sidered done % per cent. more work than
any other mill On the ranch.
The management on northern end Of
ranch shows his sNtp in the "STAR" by
placing large order Slich even our com
petitors admit part Isl. and it is fact
that they have gore despexSer water On
the north end Of ranch than on the south
end. -. e2S,ssf-.
By the way, has there been any report
OF large loss of cattle on the north ehdP
VIII our competitors deny that one of
their mills was rot over the. well that
seventy or eightyTeteers broEe through
and died, trying to Saswater? s.
HISS any one heard 62fsany loss of cattle
o.. D. II. & j. W. Sny ter's raneh, adioin-
ing onsthe east?
We frankly admit that the Syndicate
Company in the emergency of losing
hundteas Of. cattle, and while in the
transitioas Of change of infringement and
wishing to $asrtiss make up & loss of q
number thousapds adeflsrs to our com
petitors on wel}@seentract have placed
quite an order, oufaanly on the south
end. s
As we now have abousse one-third as
many mills on5this ranch where eight
months ago we only had one twenty-fith
as many as our competitors and where
they believed they had slI the fsld to
themselves is csFtai0ly no reason for US
to mourn. 81
Our competitors cfeiaHhey have more
mills Of every size in tRfs state than the
vendors Of hay other EfaI. They have
had g general agency for eight, ten OIL
twelve yesrs ia San Antonio, and one il
Colorado for Serth Texas for about two
years which -saasld enable them to holc
| the teld.
There was not daesof our STAR mill:
in Texas Until three years ago, nor ,
representative of the STAR until we
opened our hrnn Oh house ia Fort WORT
about april l, 1856. Our sales have neye,
| been pushed only by reference to those
using the STARS" Such has beer
their report that our sales the past three
months have equalled all of last year i
4 Should our present increase continue sly
fmonths longer we will gladly compare
Eaumber of STAR mills with any otAel
Fmill no mstter how long they have beer
mt ss.
PIE half Of the wheel still left on tt,
tower on the west side Of South Msil
street is the only specimen Of our com
petitor's mill left il our city as a re
minder to our citizens. The one tia
supplied water to Judge Beckham, E. B
Harrold and j. W. Zoob, WAS exchange
for "Hal!iday," and since replaced b
STAR" which is sold strictly on it
merits, snd al Of our patrons are GU
references.
FLINT & WALLISG MANUF'G Co,
Fort Worth,
Manufacturers of STAR Wind Mills.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-01
DECATUR.
4 Batch CT Sentences IL the District
Court.

i Batch CT Sentences II the District
Court.
Special TO the Gazette
DECATUR, TKI Aug. 3I-Tie time Of
District Judge Mccall was chiefly taken
up this morning in passing sentence upon
he parties convicted st this term of the
court. The first one, Bill Brumly, was
sentenced to five years penal servitude
IN the stste penitentiary tor the emOez-
element of & morse. The next was for re-
moving mOrtgaged property cut of the
state ny the sGme party, two years in the
peuiteatiarY. The next was case where
II Joe Rollins was charged and convicted
Of theft CT horses aud given five years in
the penitentiary. Next came Ed Van
Wagner charged and convicted Of burglary
and given two long gears in the state pen
i.entiary, to be removed TO the refOrma-
tory when tie same Is ready.
The man BrOmly IS fine looking man
Of about thirty years and is native Tex
an, born in Erath county, where he has 4
most Of respectable connections.
joe Rollins is 8 youth Of about eighteen
years and IS over sn average in intellI-
geEce. He is a nephew Of Mr.. j. w. VII
son, the well known cowInan OF Gaines
vile, and the horse he was convicted OF
stealing was the property Of MS grand
fa'her, Of the same town.
Ed VauWagner Is. a lsd OF little over
sixteen summers SID is con of Mr..
VsnWagner, s barber in Fort Worth, who
t5sNn honest, hsfg working man.
AHsati I'D tsBsa rev trial was presented
aud overfU.ed in the case Of Lenly vs.
Woody, John Ireland ct al, interyenors.
Notice Of appeal given.
George Roberts was brought before
his honor, Mcl al, on habeas corpus and
his bail fixed at $3.50 for alleged cattle
theft. The bond YVES 81 en- and George
went Tree again.
The Clint Gibson case for perjury was
given the jury yesterday. They have not
yet agreed.
John Glass, charged with the killing OF
Lum Trommell was liberated upon recog-
nizance of $4,000.